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towards its base on the outer side. Palpal organs prominent and 

 complex, but less compact and more prominent than in Neriene 

 fuscipalpis. A strong process projects prominently backwards 

 and inwards, its extremity slightly curved, and terminating in 

 an obtuse, or squarish point ; another, lying along tho outer 

 side, has its fore extremity bifid or forked. 



Abdomen of the male small, glossy, and black. 



Found on the top of the Cheviot Hills. 



NERIENE DECORA. 

 Neriene decoba, Cambr., Trans. Linn. Soc., xxvii., p. 438. 



Length of the male 1 line. 



Closely allied to Neriene subtilis, Cambr., and Neriene innotabilis, 

 Ibid. (p. 131), resembling them very nearly in general structure 

 and appearance, but easily distinguished by its uniform reddish 

 yellow-brown cephalo-thorax and legs, and by the conical 

 enlargment on the outer side of the digital joint of the palpus 

 being far less prominent. This joint has also at its base 

 a pointed prominence, the point of which is almost in contact 

 with the inner extremity of the radial joint. The cubital joint 

 has a single fine straight shortish bristle in front. The eyes of 

 the posterior row are equi-distant from each other. Abdomen 

 glossy black -brown. 



Found at the roots of grass and low plants at Formby Hall, 

 near Liverpool, on the 12th of July, 1859. 



NERIENE CLARA. 



Neriene ciara, Cambr., Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii., p. 544., pi. 

 xivi., fig. 14. 



Length of the female 1 J line. 



Genoral form and structure of ordinary type. 



Cephalo-thorax deep, rich shining black ehesnut-brown, and 

 its surface somewhat rugulose or striated. 



Legs bright reddish-orange, genual joints rather paler ; tibiw 

 of the first pair rather incrassated. 



